Insects, Diseases & Rodents
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For any of us that grow close to the coast or in areas that get lots of morning dew or cool summers, powdery mildew is all too familiar.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A coast live oak tree in Presidio National Park has been found infected with Sudden Oak Death (SOD).
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- Written by Ron Vanderhoff
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Earlier this month I reported on the discovery in Laguna Beach of the world's most destructive pest of palms, the Red Palm Weevil.
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{codepiece 15}Imagine the Southern California skyline without the presence of majestic date palms and tall, slender Washingtonia fan palms.
That’s what a few landscape professionals, palm enthusiasts and scientists are worried about, following the discovery last month of a destructive new pest in a Laguna Beach neighborhood.
For the first time ever, the Red Palm Weevil, a beetle native of Southeast Asia, was discovered alive and well in the United States. The host was a Canary Island Date Palm in the Emerald Terrace neighborhood of North Laguna Beach.
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Summer is upon us. Not only are temperatures rising, but so is the likelihood of a few garden pests.
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Not long ago gardeners seemed to spend as much time controlling pests as they did any other garden activity.
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By now you may have heard about a new pest that was discovered last month in Orange County.
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During August, I often hear an approaching green fig beetle before I see it.
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Summer has arrived in the south and the bright colors of the Cannas are everywhere.
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A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a Costa Mesa gardener.
